Kumiko Takahashi (animator)
Kumiko Takahashi (高橋 久美子, Takahashi Kumiko, born February 20 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and character designer.[1] She is noted for her work as a character designer and animation director on numerous anime series, such as Cardcaptor Sakura, Witch Hunter Robin and Ouran High School Host Club.[1]
A member of the studio Sunrise, she made her debut as in-between animator with the 1982 film, Mobile Suit Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen,[1] and made her key animation debut with the 1984 anime television series Giant Gorg.[1] She won Best Animator at the 2015 Tokyo Anime Award for Fullmetal Alchemist, sharing it with two other animators.[2]
Works
- Mobile Suit Gundam III: Meguriai Uchū-hen (1982, in-between animation)
- Giant Gorg (1984, key animation)
- Sei Jūshi Bismarck (1984–1985, key animation)
- Dirty Pair (1985, key animation)
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985–1986, key animation)
- Arion (1986, animation director assistant)
- Call Me Tonight (1986, character design and animation director)
- Gakuen Tokusō Hikaruon (1987, key animation)
- City Hunter (1987–1988, key animation and animation director)
- Sengoku Kidan Yōtōden (1987–1988, key animation)
- City Hunter 2 (1988–1989, key animation and animation director)
- City Hunter 3 (1989–1990, key animation and animation director)
- Assemble Insert (1989, key animation)
- Kaze no Na wa Amnesia (1990, key animation and animation director)
- Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling (1991, character design and animation director)
- Tokyo Babylon (1992, character design and animation director)
- Oshare Kozō wa Hanamaru (1993, key animation)
- Jubei Ninpūcho (1993, key animation)
- Pops (1993, key animation)
- Ningyo no Kizu (1993, character design and chief animation director)
- Final Fantasy (OVA) (1994, key animation)
- Tokyo Babylon 2 (1994, character design and chief animation director)
- CLAMP in Wonderland (1994, character design and chief animation director)
- DNA² (1994–1995, character design and chief animation director)
- Azuki-chan (1995–1998, key animation)
- Tetsuwan Birdy (1996, character design and chief animation director)
- Cardcaptor Sakura (1998–2000, character design and chief animation director)
- Witch Hunter Robin (2002, character design and chief animation director)
- InuYasha (2000–2004, animation director and key animation)
- Scrapped Princess (2003, key animation)
- Kurau Phantom Memory (2004, animation director)
- Sōkyū no Fafner (2004, key animation)
- Fullmetal Alchemist (2003–2004, animation director and key animation)
- Ouran High School Host Club (2006, character design and chief animation director)
- Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi (2006–2007, animation direction assistance)
- Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha (2007, animation director)
- Kekkaishi (2008, key animation)
- Allison & Lillia (2008, animation director)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010-2016, character design, chief animation director)
- Snow White with the Red Hair (2015, character design)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (2018, character design)
- City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019, character design)
References
- "Interview キャラクターデザイン / 高橋久美子さん Witch Hunter ROBIN" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- "アニメ オブ ザイヤー：「アナ雪」が劇場部門グランプリ テレビ部門は「ピンポン". Mantan Web. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Kumiko Takahashi". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- "作画@wiki - 高橋久美子" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- "高橋久美子 のプロフィール - allcinema" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- 高橋久美子とは - はてなダイアリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-27.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.